GREAT
LAKES CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS
YEAR SITE BOATS
WINNER (BOAT #) SECOND (BOAT #) THIRD (BOAT #)
CREW CREW CREW
FLEET
FLEET FLEET
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1938
-39 No record of competition
1940
Charles
McCauley (301)
Illiana
Y.C. #8
1941
Herman
Landon (5)
Illiana
Y.C. #8
1942
Ken
Drewry (5)
Milwaukee
#10
1943
-45 No
competition - World War II
1946 Milwaukee, WI. Ken Drewry (5)
Milwaukee
#10
1947
Jack
Makielski (448)
Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27
1948
Leland, MI. 26 Ed
Merrill (78) Jim
Blackwood (42) Ken Drewry
(5)
8/14,15 Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27 Milwaukee #10
Milwaukee #10
1949
Muskegon, MI. 20 Ed Merrill (78) Al Pawinski (458) Ted Larson (411)
8/13,14 -3 Races Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27 Milwaukee #10
Milwaukee #10
1950
Milwaukee WI. 18 Ted Larson (411) Charles Price (345) Ed Merrill (78)
7/15,16 -3 Races Milwaukee
#10 Eagle Lake
Y.C. Eagle Lake Y.C.
#27
1951
Eagle Lake, MI. 18 Charles Price (345) Bud Pendergast (528) Jack Makielski (448)
8/4,5 -3 Races Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27 Leland Y.C.
#26 Eagle Lake Y.C.
#27
1952
Akron OH. 16 John
Makielski (79) Dick Ulm
(343) J Christianson
(430)
7/19,20 -3 Races Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27 SSYC Akron
#17 Milwaukee #10
1953
Milwaukee, WI. Don
Pendergast (528) Ken Drewry
(5)
7/25,26 -3 Races Leland Y.C. #26 Milwaukee #10
1954
Eagle Lake, MI. Dick Ulm
(343)
SSYC
Akron #17
1955
Tawas Bay, MI. John
Niland (585) Bill
Hancock (514)
7/30,31 Milwaukee
#10 Leland Y.C.
#26
1956
Akron, OH. John Makielski (79) Bob Cooper (444)
7/15,16 -3 Races Eagle
Lake Y.C. #26 SSYC Akron
#17
1957
Leland, MI. John Christianson(700) John Niland (585)
7/26,27,28 Milwaukee,
WI. #10 Milwaukee #10
1958
Tawas Bay, MI. 14 John Christianson (700) Bill Steel Stan Martin
7/11,12,13 -7 Races Milwaukee
#10 Leland Y.C.
#26 Illiana Y.C #8.
1959
Wolf Lake, IN. Stan
Martin (704) -tied-JChristianson (700) Peter
Reiske (43)
7/18,19 -6 Races Illiana Y.C. #8 Milwaukee
#10 Milwaukee #10
960 Akron, OH. 18 John
Christianson (700) Ralph Lowry
(705)
6/25,26 -6 Races Milwaukee
#10 SSYC Akron #17
1961
Eagle Lake, MI. 27 John Christianson (700) Rene
Serrao (716)
7/15,16 -6 Races Milwaukee
#10 Canada,
Unattached
1962
Wolf Lake, IN. 25 Ken Gustafson (644) John Christianson(733) Bill Steel (600)
7/28,29 -3 Races Roy
Christianson
Illiana
Y.C. #8 Milwaukee
#10 Leland Y.C.
#26
1963
Leland, MI. Ken Gustafson (644) Biff Steel (600)
8/3,4 Illiana
Y.C. #8 Leland
Y.C. #26
1964
Akron, OH. 24 John
Christianson (733) Bill Steel
(600) Bob Cooper
(714)
8/1,2 -4 Races Roy
Christianson
Milwaukee #10 Leland Y.C. #26 SSYC Akron #17
1965
Eagle Lake, MI. 31 John Makielski (708) Roy
Christianson(733) Fred Shoaff
(755)
7/17,18 -5 Races Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27 Milwaukee #10 Leland Y.C. #26
1966
Wolf Lake, IN. 23 Fred Shoaff (755) John Christianson(733) Stan Martin (644)
7/16,17 -6 Races Rick
Thomsen Roy Christianson
Bill Banta
Leland
Y.C. #26 Milwaukee
#10 Illiana Y.C.
#8
1967
Milwaukee, WI. 22 Roy Christianson (733) John Hans (772) Doug Drake (592)
7/22,23 -6 Races Milwaukee
#10 Eagle Lake
Y.C. #27 Milwaukee #10
1968
Akron, OH. 24 John
Hans (772) Jim Bollas
(714) John Makielski
(708)
7/20,21 -5 Races Bob
Hague Alec
Bollas Mark
Makielski
Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27 SSYC Akron
#17 Eagle Lake Y.C.
#27
1969
Leland, MI. 24 John
Makielski (755) John Hans
(772) Stan Martin
(780)
8/1,2,3 -8 Races Mark
Makielski Bob Hague
Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27 Eagle Lake
Y.C. #27 Illiana Y.C. #8
1970
Eagle Lake, MI. 26 John Makielski (755) Tom
Grogan (644) John Hans
(722)
7/18,19 -5 Races Mark
Makielski
Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27 Leland Y.C.
#26 Eagle Lake Y.C.
#27
1971
Wolf Lake, IN. Stan
Martin (780) Marty
Makielski (773) John Hans
(772)
7/17,18 -6 Races Illiana Y.C. #8 Eagle Lake Y.C. #27 Eagle Lake Y.C. #27
1972
Lake Acton, OH. 14 John Hans (772) Marty Makielski (773) Mark Makielski (755)
7/16,17 4 Races Bob
Hague Paul
Makielski Jim
Freeman
Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27 Eagle Lake
Y.C. #27 Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27
1973
Akron OH. Paul Makielski (755) John Makielski (773) Jolly Booth (774)
7/14,15 -6 Races Joan
Makielski Sara
Makielski Dick
Booth
Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27 Eagle Lake
Y.C. #27 Eagle Lake Y.C.
#27
1974
Eagle Lake, MI. 23 Paul Makielski (755) John
Hans (772) Ed Gray
(751)
7/13,14 -6 Races Carolyn
Gray Bob Hague Mary Jane Gray
Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27 Eagle Lake
Y.C. #27 Eagle Lake Y.C.
#27
1975
Wolf Lake, IN 18 Paul Makielski (708) Jack Tomko (789) M,S&John Makielski (773)
7/12,13 -6 Races Carolyn
Gray Tony Tomko Sara, John Makielski
Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27 Illiana Y.C.
#8 Eagle Lake Y.C.
#27
1976
Lake Acton, OH. 20 Paul Makielski (708) Jack
Tomko (789) Ed Gray
(751)
7/17,18 -5 Races Carolyn
Gray Tony Tomko Mary Jane Gray
Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27 Illiana Y.C.
#8 Eagle Lake Y.C.
#27
1977
Akron, OH. 13 Jolly
Booth (774) Sara
Makielski (773) Jack Tomko
(789)
6/18,19 -6 Races Dick
Booth John
Makielski Tony
Tomko #27
Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27 Eagle Lake
Y.C. #27 Illiana Y.C. #8
1978
Eagle Lake, MI. 22 Jolly Booth (774) Sara
Makielski (708) Tom
VanderVen (704)
6/24,25 -4 Races Dick
Booth John
Makielski Phyllis
McBride
Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27 Eagle Lake
Y.C. #27 Eagle Lake Y.C.
#27
1979
Wolf Lake, IN. 18 Jolly Booth (774) Bruce Gregg (708) Jack Tomko (798)
6/16,17 or 23,24 Dick
Booth Andy
Gregg Alice
Tomko
Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27 Illiana Y.C.
#8 Illiana Y.C. #8
1980
Akron, OH. 8 Jack
Tomko (798) John Timura
(772) Eric Roberts (747)
6/7,8 -4 Races Tony
Tomko Lew
Roberts
Illiana
Y.C. #8 SSYC Akron
#17 SSYC Akron #17
1981
Lake Acton OH. 13 Jack Tomko (798) John
Makielski (644) Dieter
Stroinigg (699)
6/20,21 Tony
Tomko Perry
Sekus
Illiana
Y.C. #8 Eagle Lake
Y.C. #27 Hueston Woods SA
#45
1982 Eagle Lake, MI. 20 Jack
Tomko (798) Frank
Catanzarite (786) Sara Makielski
(755)
6/12,13 -5 Races Alice
Tomko Diana
Catanzarite John
Makielski
Illiana
Y.C. #8 Eagle Lake
Y.C. #27 Eagle Lake Y.C.
#27
1983
Wolf Lake, IN. 25 Louis Tomko (797) Jack Tomko (798) Frank Catanzarite (786)
6/11,12 -6 Races Gray
Proknow Pat Tomko Diana Catanzarite
Illiana
Y.C. #8 Illiana
Y.C. #8 Eagle Lake
Y.C. #27
1984
Akron, OH. 13 Jack
Tomko (798) Guy
Donatelli (772) Dieter
Stroinigg (699)
-6 Races Alice
Tomko Nancy
Penotte
Illiana
Y.C. #8 SSYC Akron
#17 Ohio River #45
1985 Lake Acton, OH. 9 Jack
Tomko (798) Hermann
Vargason (592) Guy Donatelli
(772)
-6
Races Alice
Tomko Jamie
Tomko
Illiana
Y.C. #8 Hueston
Woods SA #45 SSYC Akron #17
1986
Wolf Lake, IN. 17 Jack Tomko (798) Dave Novak (780) Mike Knox (778)
6/21,22 -5 Races Patrick Tomko Frank Roorda Jody Booth
Illiana
Y.C. #8 Illiana
Y.C. #8 Illiana
Y.C. #8
1987
Lake Acton, OH. 14 Jack Tomko (798) John
Makielski (821) Guy
Donatelli (772)
6/13,14 -6 Races Bill Kinney Jody Booth
Illiana
Y.C. #8 Eagle Lake
Y.C. #27 SSYC Akron #17
1988
Akron, OH. 18 Robert
Frechette (745) Jack Tomko
(798) Rich Ogrentz (700)
6/11,12 -6 Races Alisa
Tomko Patrick
Tomko Susie Ogrentz
SSYC
Akron #17 Illiana
Y.C. #8 Illiana
Y.C. #8
1989
Eagle Lake, MI. 19 Dieter Stroinigg (702) Jack
Tomko (798) J & J
Makielski (821)
6/17,18 -6 Races Hermann Vargason Alisa Tomko J & J Makielski
Hueston
Woods SA #45 Illiana Y.C. #8 Eagle Lake Y.C. #27
1990
Wolf Lake, IN. 16 Dave Novak (780) Lou Tomko (797) Rich Ogrentz (700)
6/16,17 -6 Races Melinda Novak Becky Tomko Sue Ogrentz
Illiana
Y.C. #8 Illiana Y.C.
#8 Illiana Y.C. #8
1991
Lake Acton, OH. 16 Dieter Stroinigg (702) Jim
Bradshaw (816) H Vargason
(592)
6/16,17 - 4 Races Kirsten Stroinigg Dan Bradshaw Mark Robertson
Hueston
Woods SA #45 SSYC Akron #17 Hueston Woods SA #45
1992
Akron, OH. 13 Robert
Frechette (745) Guy Donatelli
(772) John Whelan (#822)
6/20,21 - 6 Races Dan Bradshaw Carol Carlton Jim Whelan
SSYC
Akron #17 SSYC Akron
#17 Illiana Y.C. #8
1993 Eagle Lake 18 Al
Bollas (815) Jolly
Booth (774) Rich
Ogrentz (700)
6/26,27 - 6 Races Dennis
Scott Roy
Schreiber Sue
Ogrentz
SSYC
Akron #17 Eagle Lake
Y.C. #27 Illiana
Y.C. #8
1994 Wolf Lake, IN. 18 John
Whelan (708) Guy
Donatelli (772) Gary
Vandersyde (770)
6/11,12 - 6 Races Gene
Damiani Carol
Carlton Elizabeth
Vandersyde
Illiana
Y.C. #8 SSYC Akron
#17 Illiana
Y.C. #8
1995 Lake Acton, OH. 13 Sara
Mak.-Marion (821) Guy Donatelli
(772) Hermann Vargason(592
6/10,11 - 7 Races John
Makielski Carol
Carlton Evan
Vincent
Eagle
Lake Y.C. #27 SSYC Akron
#17 Hueston Woods SA
#45
1996 Akron, OH 11 Mark
Robertson (745) Al Bollas
(819) Rich Ogrentz
(700)
6/15,16 - 6 Races Margo Emre Denny Scott Amy Ogrentz
SSYC
Akron #17 SSYC Akron
#17 Illiana YC #8
1997 Eagle Lake,MI 16 Sara
Mak.-Marion (821) Frank
Catanzarite (786) Rich Ogrentz
(700)
6/21,22 - 5 Races Joan
Mak.-Sniadecki Diana
Catanzarite Amy Ogrentz
Eagle
Lake S. C. #27 Eagle Lake
S. C. #27 Illiana Y. C. #8
1998 Wolf Lake, IN 16 Sara
Mak.-Marion(821) Guy Donatelli
(824) Rich Ogrentz (700)
6/27,28 - 6 Races Joan
Mak.-Sniadecki Carol
Carlton Amy
Ogrentz
Eagle
Lake S. C. #27 SSYC Akron
#17 Illiana Y.C. #8
1999 Lake Acton, OH 8 Sara
Mak.-Marion (821) Al Bollas (819) Guy Donatelli (824)
5/8, 9 - 6 Races Chris
May Denny
Scott Judi
Finan
Eagle
Lake SC Flt. #27 SSYC
Akron, #17 SSYC Akron,
#17
2000
Akron, OH. 14 Chris
May (821) Guy Donatelli (824) Al Bollas (819)
6/17, 18, - 2 Races Sara Mak.-Marion Judi Finan Jon Bollas
Eagle Lake SC #27
SSYC Akron, #17 SSYC Akron
.#17
2001 Eagle Lake, MI 13 Guy
Donatelli (824) Al Bollas
(819) Sara
Mak.-Marion (823)
6/23, 24, - 5 Races Judi
Donatelli Denny
Scott Joan
Sniadecki
SSYC
Akron, #17 SSYC Akron,t
#17 Eagle Lake SC
Flt. #27
2002 Wolf Lake, IN 15 Sara
Mak.-Marion (821) Guy Donatelli
(824) Rich Ogrentz (700)
6/22, 23, - 6 Races Chris May Terrance Abrams Ron Jaracz
Eagle
Lake SC #27 SSYC
Akron #17 Illiana Y. C. #8
2003 Akron, OH. 14 Chris
May (821) Al Bollas (819) Guy Donatelli (824)
6/21, 22 - 6 Races Sara
Mak.-Marion Ken Abrams Judi Donatelli
Eagle
Lake SC #27 SSYC Akron
#17 SSYC Akron
#17